Man found knife in bathroom at resort which 'smelled like feet'

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A grandad who took his family to a busy Westcountry holiday resort has spoken out after finding a knife above the bath, a bar that smelled like feet and floors so dirty they had to throw children's socks away.

Antony Taylor, from Birmingham, took his family to Pontin's at Brean Sands in Somerset at the end of April.

Antony has slammed the 'dated' resort, and said his grandaughter could have been seriously injured by a knife wedged over the bath,

Antony, 55 was on holiday with his wife, Tina, 50, and their two grandchildren for a four-night stay, reports SomersetLive .

He said: "We're definitely not going back. It needs closing down.

"The place is very dated. Although the sign says '2011' the chalets are clearly much older. They look like they're from the 1970s."

Mr Taylor said the knife was the most worrying discovery. "I think someone put it in there to keep the shower head up," he said.

"My wife noticed it when she went to give my three-year-old granddaughter a bath. Who knows what would have happened if it had fallen?

"I took a picture and went to speak to the manager. He didn't know what to say - he just apologised.

"I didn't go mad. I just wanted to sort it out."

Mr Taylor said workers were quickly dispatched to remove the knife after he complained. However, this then meant he was unable wash, he alleged.

"I couldn't work the shower then - it kept sliding down," he said. "They said they'd fix the head but didn't. It's like the staff weren't interested."

Some of the other problems Mr Taylor claims his family faced include leaky ceilings, high prices and filthy floors.

He said: "We had to throw the kids' socks away because the floor was so bad, and we even bought a plug-in air freshener.

"We went to the bar one day and it smelt of feet."

Mr Taylor added that he spoke to several other people during the trip, and he found out he was not the only person with complaints.

"I spoke to at least six families who said they are never coming back," he said. "One couple who arrived next door to us lasted a day.

"Another said they asked for their chalet to be cleaned again and someone arrived with just a dirty mop - no bucket or anything.

"It's just a bit chaotic in there."

Mr Taylor and family left the resort on Friday (April 26).

Pontin's has been approached for comment about Mr Taylor's claims but did not respond in time for publication.